Articles by Ian Gormely

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  The Decline of Western Civilization Collection

  Penelope Spheeris

  PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2015

  "This movie is about groups, metal, guitars, girls, all that stuff," says Gene Simmons at the beginning of the Decline of Western Civilizat...

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  Desaparecidos

  Payola

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2015

  Conor Oberst never needed a separate vehicle for his politics — leftist strains run throughout his deep discography. Yet Desaparecido...

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  Deafheaven

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2015

  There are many ways to describe Deafheaven — both their music and the band themselves — but intense does it quite succinctly. Singer George...

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  Angel Olsen

  The Mod Club, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2015

  It takes a special artist to recover from forgetting their own lyrics, especially from a song that documents the disintegration of its prot...

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  Warpaint

  Adelaide Hall, Toronto ON, June 19

  PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2015

  Warpaint are a band set apart by subtleties; though rooted in '80s indie and post-punk, their minimalist approach leaves room for small ges...

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  HEALTH

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 18

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015

  Somewhere along the way, HEALTH were allowed to fall through the cracks. Where likeminded groups Battles, Liars and Black Dice remained par...

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  HSY

  Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON, June 18

  PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2015

  "That's a little fucked," muttered HSY's mononymous singer/guitarist Jude as he struggled to his feet. Moments before, the musician was wri...

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  DMA's

  The Garrison, Toronto ON, May 26

  PUBLISHED May 27, 2015

  In case the bucket lead-singer Tommy O'Dell wears in the band's press photos didn't make it abundantly clear, Aussie trio the DMA's worship...